Radical 卜

3 strokes

Although the basic meaning of this character is “above” or “on top of ”, it can also be used as a verb meaning to enter (a vehicle), attend (school), go to (work), etc.

上边 (41) shàngbian above; high up

/ A huge wheel hovers above Shanghai with a dwarf sitting on it, directing the boats in the harbor.

stick 丨 (19a) + a drop 丶 (22a) = fortune teller 卜

When 卜 appears as a part of another character, “drop” sometimes turns into a short horizontal line (see Character 183 for an example).

You don’t need to learn the pronunciation (as this is not an HSK Level A character), so there is no second half to the story.

“Dip the stick in this ink and let a drop fall on here,” says the fortune teller (she can tell your fortune by the pattern the ink makes). / [No pronunciation needed]